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Maine · Through October 1, 2025

5 M.R.S. §200-F: Telephone communication by kidnappers

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  1. TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
  2. PART 1: STATE DEPARTMENTS
  3. CHAPTER 9: ATTORNEY GENERAL

Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that one or more persons have been kidnapped, as defined by Title 17‑A, section 301, the Attorney General may order a public utility company employee to cut, reroute or divert telephone lines for the purpose of preventing telephone communication by the kidnapper with any person other than a law enforcement officer or a person authorized by a law enforcement officer to receive or transmit those communications.

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